Best Floater Funds in India

13 floater funds in India, of which 12 meet the eligibility criteria, ranked on Sharpe ratio. Income with less volatility than equity?

Ranked on risk-adjusted return, not raw return — the point of this group is smoother outcomes.

Floater Funds ranked by Sharpe ratio

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1ICICI Prudential Floating Interest Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthPlatinum2.23-1.8%+8.30%71%+7.09%₹8,464 Cr0.29%
2SBI Floating Rate Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth2.14-0.6%+7.23%41%+6.67%₹685 Cr0.28%
3DSP Floater Fund - Direct Plan - Growth2.12-0.5%+7.95%55%+6.17%₹329 Cr0.29%
4Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Rate Fund-Direct Plan-GrowthGold2.09-1.8%+7.92%61%+6.35%₹13,215 Cr0.25%
5Franklin India Floating Rate Fund - Direct - GrowthSilver1.99-1.3%+7.04%13%+6.57%₹290 Cr0.38%
6HDFC Floating Rate Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionPlatinum1.83-1.3%+7.85%63%+6.51%₹16,409 Cr0.27%
7KOTAK FLOATING RATE FUND-DIRECT PLAN-GROWTH OPTIONGold1.78-2.0%+6.63%30%+6.39%₹3,438 Cr0.24%
8BANDHAN FLOATER FUND - DIRECT PLAN GROWTHGold1.76-0.7%+7.61%48%+7.22%₹224 Cr0.10%
9UTI - Floater Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBronze1.59-1.5%+6.13%0%+6.43%₹1,519 Cr0.44%
10Tata Floating Rate Fund -Direct Plan-Growth1.37-0.6%+7.61%39%+6.49%₹121 Cr0.32%
11Nippon India Floater Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth OptionSilver1.35-2.6%+7.77%53%+6.13%₹7,501 Cr0.36%
12Axis Floater Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthGold0.90-1.3%+8.13%70%+7.91%₹124 Cr0.23%

Badges are our own quality tiers — Platinum (top 10%), Gold (25%), Silver (50%), Bronze (75%) — scored within each sub-category, so they compare a fund with its peers and not with funds of a different type. “3Y typical” is the median annualised return across every 3-year holding period the fund has lived through, not a single 3-year figure; “3Y loss odds” is the share of those periods that ended down. “Beat peers” is the share in which it beat its category's median, and “worst fall” is its deepest peak-to-trough drop. Open a fund for the full distribution. Click any column heading to re-sort — including the fund name, which groups a house’s funds together. Funds with no value for a column sort last. Returns over 1 year are annualised (CAGR). Past performance does not indicate future returns. Eligibility: Direct, Growth only, minimum AUM ₹100 Cr, at least 1 year(s) old. Past performance. Returns for 3y/5y are annualised (CAGR) and are withheld where the NAV series does not support the period.

Floater Funds — FAQs
Why rank these on risk-adjusted return?

The purpose of this group is a smoother path, not the highest possible number. A fund that earned slightly less with much less volatility is doing the job better, which is what a risk-adjusted measure captures and a raw return does not.

What risks do debt funds carry?

Two main ones. Interest-rate risk: when yields rise, existing bonds fall in value, and longer-duration funds move more. Credit risk: a borrower may be downgraded or default, which affects the NAV directly. Categories differ substantially in how much of each they take.